Farmer Ash Whitney stands in the middle of a dried-up dam in a drought-effected paddock on his property located west of the town of Gunnedah in New South Wales

Marise suggested that the ADF could help drought-stricken farmers by transporting fodder by truck or airdropping it into remote places.

As Britain faces its own drought, farmers across Australia are struggling to feed their animals in the extremely dry conditions, with many fearing the loss of important cattle blood lines.

Meanwhile, others have been force to feed sheep onions, kill them, or simply watch them die.

Photographers David Gray and Brock Mitchell have been travelling through some of the worst affected parts of NSW, documenting the breadth of the struggles and producing some stunning aerial shots that show another side to the drought stricken landscape.

A lone tree stands near a water trough in a drought-effected paddock on Jimmie and May McKeown's property on the outskirts of town of Walgett, in New South Wales

Their drone photography depicts the tragic situation on the ground from an almost artistic vantage point.

Ash Whitney, who owns a farm outside of the New South Wales town of Gunnedah told Reuters: "I have been here all my life, and this drought is feeling like it will be around a while."

Meanwhile, farmer Tom Wollaston, who owns a property located west of the NSW town of Tamworth, said: “I can’t seem to be able to do anything else apart from just feed and keep things going, and it (the drought) seems to be one step ahead of me all the time.

An aerial view of the cattle feeding operation on the property 'Toorawandi' owned by Coonabrabran farmer Ambrose Doolan and his wife Lisa

As state and federal governments, community groups and even the banks move to help farmers, for some it’s already getting too late.

Andrew Curo from Mudgee, NSW, shared a Facebook post this week that went viral, describing how he has been helping a mate fish hundreds of dead sheep and kangaroos out of drying dams, using an excavator to remove the stuck, rotting carcasses.

He said: “Australia should be ashamed. We worry about two per cent of sheep dying on boats going overseas because you’ve seen a video of it, but what about the 90 per cent dying in the paddock?”